TY - BOOK ID - 77946269 TI - Dying Voice AU - Tanui, Andrew K. AU - Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. PY - 2006 SN - 9966040331 9966040358 9789966040350 9789966040336 9966992537 9789966992536 PB - Eldoret, Kenya : Baltimore, Md. : Zapf Chancery, Project MUSE, DB - UniCat KW - Cattle stealing KW - Cattle herders KW - Nandi (African people) KW - Cemual (African people) KW - Nandi (African tribe) KW - Ethnology KW - Nilotic peoples KW - Cowherds KW - Herders UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77946269 AB - The subject of cattle-raids carried out by various nomadic communities on their counterparts is a subject of interest, intrigue and misinterpretation. What was the original purpose of cattle-raids in the concerned nomadic communities? How exactly were the raids carried out? What were the norms and taboos governing cattle-raids and wars in the traditional tribal folklore? Is cattle-raising compatible with modern society? Is it acceptable for perpetrators of modern cattle-raiding to hide behind ""tradition"" and justify their criminal activities. The above are some of the questions that inspired ER -